Benchmark ELA

Jefferson's face turned red and he slowly lowered his head when Ms. Dinkins showed him his formal test grade. We can infer that...

• Jefferson was extremely happy about his test grade.

• Ms. Dinkins was unhappy with Jefferson.

• Jefferson was disappointed in himself.

• Jefferson was tired from playing Fortnite the previous night.

I like that store. All of the employees strive to make the customers feel welcomed.

• attempt

• content

• regret

• don't

Which of the following is not a universal theme?

• Treat others how you want to be treated.

• Cheaters never win.

• People who are good in Math will be successful.

• A closed mouth doesn't get fed.

James was worried that his mother would take his cell phone if he didn't get a Level 5 on his ELA EOG. However his mother just wanted him to try his best and to not give up on the tough passages.

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient.

Whenever Mr. Dingle looked up while his students were working on their morning work, he noticed that Danny kept looking back at him. Mr. Dingle can make an inference that Danny is doing something __________________.

• suspicious

• sporadic

• thoughtful

• expressive

When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

• simile
• hyperbole
• idiom
• metaphor

Read the paragraph from the story.
Danya stood in the long line in the lunchroom and looked around curiously while she waited her turn.  The room was packed with students, but it looked like only those who had brought a lunch from home were eating.  There were no school lunches at the counter yet.  Danya wondered what was causing the delay.  Then she saw a lunchroom worker come through the door from the kitch, pushing a large cart full of fresh, hot food.  The room erupted with cheers.  Choose the best concluding sentence for the paragraph.

• Danya was really hungry!
• Finally the food was ready!
• The other students in line were growing impatient.
• Danya wondered what the excitement was all about.

In this part of the plot, the setting, the main characters, and the central conflict are introduced.

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action

____________ is the series of events that make up a story. 

• Setting
• Climax
• Exposition
• Plot

Chronological, cause and effect, problem and solution, main idea and details, compare and contrast, are all examples of ________________.

• text structures
• reading strategies
• nonfiction text
• plot stages